Brad Pitt Is Being Sued Over 'Defective' New Orleans Houses
In the wake of Katrina, Brad Pitt started the Make It Right foundation with the aim of building 150 green-energy houses…
Meet the Woman Who 'Went Viral' for Supposedly Breaking the NBA’s Locker-Room Reporting Barrier
When Jane Gross became the first woman reporter to enter an NBA locker room in February of 1975, it merited a mere…
On Pride and Nightlife: There Are No Safe Spaces 'Except for the Ones I Create'
To close out Pride Month, Jezebel presents On Pride: A series of conversations with LGBTQ artists and activists about…
Beyoncé Bought a Church, a Church of Beyoncé
Beyoncé, who has several modest earthly dwellings but no real portal between heaven and earth, no official passage for…
In New Orleans, an 'Anti-Trafficking' Initiative Is a Clear Move to Criminalize Strip Clubs
For Women’s History Month, Jezebel and The Root are partnering for JezeRoot, a series that focuses on women of color,…
New Orleans Mayoral Candidate Accused Of Masturbating In the Back Seat Of An Uber
A New Orleans mayoral candidate—whose family, by the way, invented the bouncy house—is facing a misdemeanor charge for…
'Every Time I Sweat, It Makes Me Think of My Grandparents, Sweating': NOLA Protesters Clash Over Confederate Monuments
NEW ORLEANS—Pastor Marie Ortiz told me she had a dream, the day before last, in which the Holy Spirit commanded her to…
Transgender Woman Fatally Shot In New Orleans
A popular transgender performer was fatally shot outside a New Orleans shopping center on Saturday night.
Finally, Vanderpump Rules Delivers
I think it would be fair to say that this season of Vanderpump Rules has been kind of stale, comparatively. With most…
Tons of Kids Have Photos With New Orleans' Black 7th Ward Santa Claus
Every year for over four decades a black Santa in New Orleans nicknamed the 7th Ward Santa Claus makes photo rounds…
David Duke Melts Down, Protesters Get Pepper Sprayed at Louisiana Senate Debate
In case you haven’t heard, former Ku Klux Klan Grand Wizard David Duke, after receiving a resurgence of mild attention…
Who Owns Twerking, Who Owns the Bounce? New Orleans Originators Have a Roundtable
Angela “Cheeky Blakk” Woods released “Twerk Something” in 1994. It was the first song with the word “twerk” in the…
Your Future Husband Just Ate 528 Oysters in Less Than 10 Minutes
How many oysters could you house in a single sitting? Two dozen? Three dozen? Could you put away 528 raw oysters, like…
Self-Styled New Orleans Witch's Home Raided After They Bragged About Taking Bones from Graveyard
In December, Tumblr and then the larger Internet blew up over a Facebook post by a self-described New Orleans-based…
I Watched the Godly, Bland The Passion Live From the Streets of New Orleans
Mostly, attending live television events that are being taped for broadcast, or even being broadcast live, is not as…
Robert Durst Will Stand Trial Next Summer on Charges of Killing Susan Berman
The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office announced Tuesday afternoon that they’ve reached an agreement to…
State Senator Troy Brown Charged with Domestic Abuse, Claims Short Term Memory Loss
A Louisiana State Senator is being charged with domestic abuse battery against a woman who told police that she has…
I Started My High School Diary the Week Katrina Hit New Orleans
I was 16 years old, a senior in high school, when Katrina devastated New Orleans. Like most teens my age, my biggest…
Terrible Writing About Hurricane Katrina: A Scourge Unto Itself
Shortly after 8 AM on Sunday, August 29, 2005, the levees protecting New Orleans from the water that surrounds it…
Former Bush Assistant Thinks Bush Deserves More Credit for Helping NOLA Recover
In a piece for Fox News, President George W. Bush’s former special assistant argues that Bush should get more praise…